Shooting hens

[jblabsnduck]

This is just a brain fart here but would any one out there be willing to put down a dollar for every Hen they shoot ??????????
The whole idea would be if you shoot a hen you pony up a dollar(this takes honest people) and all of the dollars collected would go to the MWA for projects of building hen houses or woooduck boxes or whatever the MWA thinks is the right place for it to go.
I will admit that I shoot a few every season.( of course we always try not to shoot them) and you are not a bad person if you do.
Just a thought.
If you all decide this is a good idea all of the guys that hunt with me will be put on the bill if the shoot one. (guide rules)
This goes for Mallards, redheads,canvasback, bluebills, wood duck and pintails
MWA BIG DUCKS chapter is going to put up a framed sponsor print. Everyone who is involved will have there name thrown in to a hat for a drawing for the print.

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[Rolly22]

Count me in. I don't try to shoot them, but lets face it, it happens. Sounds like money toward a good cause. Have fun with it. Its usually a case of beer in our group anyway, whats one more buck?

[Perch Jerker]

For all the $$ I've spent at the annual DU banquet I'm paid forward on 100's of hens. Having said that I only shot 4 hens all last year. DU used to have a nickle fund for hunters who shot hens, but that was many, many years ago.

If you play, you should pay. Thats my theory.

PJ

[jblabsnduck]

So are you in TV BOY?
MWA BIG DUCKS chapter is going to put up a sponsor framed sponsor print. Everyone who is involved will have there name thrown in to a hat for a drawing for the print.

[Rolly22]

jblabsnduck
I'm rolly99 on waterfowler, I'll add myself to the list.

[jblabsnduck]

I already added you but I will change it to 99.

[jblabsnduck]

So Perch jerker, are you in?
There is a thread on www.waterfowler.com under field reports for MN that has the list of people.
Let me know if you want me to post it here.

[TV BOY]

For a second there I thought you were talking hen Pheasants (My brain fart..duck forum not pheasant!)

With a early opener it could be difficult with those young green heads.

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[jblabsnduck]

TV BOY, It could be but just think you will be giving back to the resource. What is the worst that could happen opening weekend? You owe $4?

[TV BOY]

that would be a whole lot cheaper than my last DU banquet! Lets just say don't drink and participate in a live auction

It's all for the ducks!

[jblabsnduck]

What no takers here??????????????

[guy100]

Count me in. How do I pay, and what not

[jblabsnduck]

After season starts you just post up if you owe anything after every week. So on Monday you would post that lets say you owe $2. I will keep a running tally of all involved. So far we have about 30 people in on it.
Season is done I will let you know where to send the money to and how much your final total is.

[Seabass77]

Count me in.

[jblabsnduck]

Will do seabass77

[Roosterslayer05]

Im in, even though ill be broke by the end of the season.

[bigbucks]

I'd probably be broke too, other than I won't likely go that much, so won't shoot that many birds anyway. As long as somewhere there'll be a post to remind us to list what we owe, sign up bigbucks as well.

I love to hunt ducks, just not as much as I love to bowhunt...

[jblabsnduck]

Bigbucks, that is why you need to stick a deer opening weekend. I am a huge bowhunter also. I have never in my life raised a gun to a deer. I always end up sticking 2 or 3 every season and one of them being opening day for the last 7 years.
I will post a reminder every monday.
good luck on upcoming season Sept 18th

[jblabsnduck]

It's not to late. Anyone else???????

[bigbucks]

jblabsnduck, I know on the deer thing. I think you already know I stuck a nice 8 pointer Tuesday night. I might hunt ducks a little harder being I already got my buck, but lots of does to shoot. I am really looking forward to duck hunting this year.

I've shot several deer in the first week of season, 3 on opening weekend, but not as consistent as you,7 years is pretty impressive. I believe I've shot at least 2 bow deer every year from 97 to now, except 1 year where I only got one. Unfortunately I shoulder bladed a buck that year & lost him. I still like to gun hunt though, lot of fun hunting with my extended family, lot of talk spread around. Not to mention how many times I get soaked driving swamps for them...

By the way what does jblabsnduck stand for? I'm assuming it some concuction of initials with duck hunting, jb labs-n-duck.

[jblabsnduck]

You got it right, It is the intials of my first and last name along with what I live for- labs and ducks.
My streak was broken this year. I didn't stick one. I could have got a nice doe last night but she had a very small fawn with her. I guess you could say I had a heart last night.
I saw your buck picture, nice one. 185 wow that isn't bad.
You ever want to hook up for some duck hunting just let me know.
I didn't mean to sound like gun hunter are lower than me. I just ment it as it was said- I have never raised a gun to one. I have buddies that gun hunt and we give each other a lot of **** .
BTW if you want to hunt with me you will be held to the $1 rule on hens.

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[bigbucks]

Yes, that's probably farther then I want a go. Sounds like I'm going up to the DL area in a week to do some hunting & fishing with Paceman. Will hunt around here until then. Thanks for the offer, welcome to hunt ducks here to, but most of spots aren't what you'd call prime.

[FOOT]

You are correct. Years ago, I think in the 40's or 50's, DU had a can about the size of today's pop can where you deposited a nickel for each hen you shot. By today's standard that nickel would be a couple of bucks. Then you mailed the money in to DU. It's a darn good idea what MWA is doing. Hopefully we all try not to shoot hens but it happens and like the other guy said you're not a criminal for doing it but it's nice to give a little back.
At our camp we have a jar when the person that shoots a hen drops a $1.00 then the money is given to the local DU chapter.
Again be safe, enjoy and good luck

[jblabsnduck]

Foot, just to let you know, this is not MWA driven it is MWA members driven(or non-members in a couple cases). Anyone can take part.

[bigbucks]

Well where do you hunt around? I'm in Long Prairie, which is 20 miles North of Sauk Centre or about 25 East of Alexandria.

I didn't think you were ripping on gun hunting, just saying it's a lot of fun. I started going with when I was 10 or 11, probably went with to pick up deer as young as 8. Our party would alway meet for breakfast at "the farm" at 5am & verify where everyone was going to sit & make plans for meeting for drives, etc. The hunters would all go out then & we'd have to sit around until 6:30 to wait for the local TV station to start broadcasting & then watch cartoons until 9, before we could go meet them. We used to go half crazy waiting for 9:00 to come. It was my grandparents house & I think my Grandma was about dying for 9 to come to get us outside.